If there is one thing LIV Golf can’t be accused of, it is a lack of exposure on social media and the press.
It seems that every time there is a big event on the PGA Tour or (coincidentally) on the LPGA Tour, there are a myriad of rumors, conjecture, injunctions, and insults, flying around from one party or the other.
Naturally, then, in the week of the Tour Championship, the last event of the PGA Tour season, Cam Smith has had to field questions based around (more than) strong rumors that he is soon off to head an Australian team on the Greg Norman-led tour.
After winning the historic 150th Open Championship in July, the Australian was at pains to point out to those asking the constant questions:
“I don’t know, mate. My team around me worries about all that stuff. I’m here to win golf tournaments.”
And that has, pretty much, been his stance throughout the last month, weeks that have passed with much incident for the current world number two.
Sitting just two shots off the lead at the FedEx St. Jude Championship after three rounds, Smith was penalized two shots for playing the ball from the wrong place, before his withdrawal from last week’s BMW Championship.
Going into the season decider, the 29-year-old was again asked about the future, this time by GolfDigest. Again he was adamant:
“I have tried to block it all out. Like I’ve said all along, I’m just here to play really good golf. My goal this week is to make lots of putts and try to be the first Australian to win the FedEx Cup.”
His recent withdrawal means that he now starts six strokes behind world number one and FedEx leader, Scottie Scheffler, next to Rory McIlroy, a fervent opponent of the LIV organization, only recently stating that “If LIV went away tomorrow, I’d be super happy.”
“Mate, to be honest, six shots… it’s not that much,” Smith said to the on-line magazine. “The course is a little wet, which will mean I’ll hit more fairways and have more looks at birdie.”
Smith continued, “East Lake is a tough track to lead on and if you are scrambling for par all day, this course will make you pay. I don’t even think 10 shots is a lot. It wouldn’t surprise me if, one year, one of the guys from 25 to 30 came up the leaderboard and won everything.”
Summing up, Smith diverts attention away from the obvious by stating:
“[A win] would be an incredible end to a really good season. There’s no reason why I can’t come out and get it done.”
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